Both sides agree compromises are possible. 双方有可能同意让步。 We must be flexible to get anywhere. 我们必须通情达理才能无往不利。
I'll act as the go-between. 我来当仲裁人。 You do all the talking. 由你去交涉好了。
The negotiations reached a statment. 谈判已陷入胶着状态。 These terms are absolutely nonnegotiable. 这些条件都无法通融。 He's using it as a bargaining chip. 他用它来当讨价还价的筹码。
The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔杆比刀剑更犀利。 He's using it as leverage. 他利用它以求事半功倍。
Let's meet the halfway. 我们折衷一下吧。